Ollie

ollie English Etymology From en gem -, from en la olivarius olive tree (from la oliva olive), and from en cy -. Proper noun ~ en unisex. en male Oliver French < Latin < Germanic. en female. en female Olivia,Olive Latin < Etruscan < Greek. en female Olwen Welsh. en 1994 w:Robertson Davies The Cunning Man 429 Viking 1995 0670859117 To my surprise and pleasure, it was Olwen that Esme chose to use when speaking of, and to, the baby - though she showed an unhappy tendency to shorten it to Ollie, in spite of my protests that this brought to mind not a stately princess, but the fat man in the Laurel and Hardy comedy series. en derogatory A male orphan. Derived terms en Chlollie Olliemania ollie Dutch Pronunciation nl /ˈɔ.li/ Proper noun nl proper noun a diminutive of the male given name Oliver a diminutive of the male given name Olivier nl diminutives of male given names